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| Queen's Bath, Kauai, HI |
This is where we went a few days a go in Kauai. It is called Queen's bath just like another similar place on the Big Island. Maybe there is one on every island. It was a beautiful clear day. After a steep hike along a stream, you come out where the stream turns into a water fall emptying into the ocean at an inlet. From there you hike a bit more to this natural bathings spot filled with sea water. There are fish in the pool. Its deep enough in some areas that brave (or crazy) people dive in from the rocks. We stayed quite a while swimming and people watching. We also spotted a turtle in the ocean just over the cliff edge from the pool.
But the really amazing sight was on the way back. At the inlet where you turn to start the path along the stream, where there's the waterfall, we saw four sea turtles. I have seen one or two together but never four. They were of varying sizes, small to very large. They seemed to be feeding on something on the cliff edge under the water. We watched them for a long time and even got some pretty good video of them (which was lost in the external hard drive break down I would rather not write about).
Let me sum up the Hawaii experience since we have moved on. It was a great move to go some where some what familiar to recover form preparing and finish up things we still needed to do. The best part was seeing our friends Paula and Ward every day and getting to spend time with them in a place that they love. The timing was also good because my mom had to have surgery and being in Hawaii it was super easy to talk to her and my brother about how it all went. She did great and hopefully the cancer is all gone. In addition to the fantastic Queen's bath turtle day we had a good snorkeling experience, and went to a lot of lovely beaches. Oh and for Anika's birthday dinner we went to an excellent dinner at a restaurant called Postcards. We also had some challenging days as a family with tempers and emotions flaring as each of us let out what ever anxieties we had/have about being away for a year.
I could spend time filling you in on all the logistics we took care of in Hawaii, including many too many hours dealing with technology, but I won't. Now the "real" trip begins and we are off to Thailand.
But the really amazing sight was on the way back. At the inlet where you turn to start the path along the stream, where there's the waterfall, we saw four sea turtles. I have seen one or two together but never four. They were of varying sizes, small to very large. They seemed to be feeding on something on the cliff edge under the water. We watched them for a long time and even got some pretty good video of them (which was lost in the external hard drive break down I would rather not write about).
Let me sum up the Hawaii experience since we have moved on. It was a great move to go some where some what familiar to recover form preparing and finish up things we still needed to do. The best part was seeing our friends Paula and Ward every day and getting to spend time with them in a place that they love. The timing was also good because my mom had to have surgery and being in Hawaii it was super easy to talk to her and my brother about how it all went. She did great and hopefully the cancer is all gone. In addition to the fantastic Queen's bath turtle day we had a good snorkeling experience, and went to a lot of lovely beaches. Oh and for Anika's birthday dinner we went to an excellent dinner at a restaurant called Postcards. We also had some challenging days as a family with tempers and emotions flaring as each of us let out what ever anxieties we had/have about being away for a year.
I could spend time filling you in on all the logistics we took care of in Hawaii, including many too many hours dealing with technology, but I won't. Now the "real" trip begins and we are off to Thailand.
I'm so glad you found the turtles! They are unique and beautiful creatures!
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed the bit about the missing bus and your experiences.
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